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at TeneriflPe, and Quebec. In 1 796 he was promoted to the rank 

 of surgeon of the * Harpy' brig of war. Her sphere of service was 

 chiefly on the coast of Holland and in the Channel. From her he 

 was removed in the following year, 1797, to *La Nymphe' frigate 

 of 36 guns, Capt. Cooke, in which some sharp service was expe- 

 rienced : one of the chief occasions was in company with the * St. 

 Fiorenzo,' Sir H. B. Neale, when they attacked and captured off 

 Brest, in fine style, and in sight of the French fleet, two frigates of 

 that nation, ' La Resistance ' and * Constance.' For this action he 

 received the war medal and a clasp. 



Mr. Outram was soon afterwards removed to another frigate, the 



* Boadicea,' Captain, afterwards the distinguished Sir Richard Keats. 

 In her, during the years 1798-99, 1800, all that a frigate could do 

 was done, in the most arduous of all services, the blockade of the 

 French ports. In 1801, Mr. Outram removed with his Captain, into 

 the ' Superb,' 74 guns. Here, in company with the ' Venerable,' of 

 similar force, and * Cambrian' frigate, a fleet of merchantmen was 

 seen safely to its destination, a Spanish corvette was captured, and 

 several English merchantmen that had fallen into the hands of the 

 enemy, retaken. The Mediterranean now became the chief scene 

 of operations, and Capt. Keats established his fame by one of the 

 most brilliant, skilful, and successful attacks upon an overwhelmingly 

 superior force, that occurred during the war. It is too well known 

 in naval history to require description here. The surgeon of the 

 victor ship exhibited other than professional merit on this occa- 

 sion. During the engagement, some cartridges exploded near the 

 magazine door, when Mr. Outram, who happened to be near the 

 spot, instantly closed the door, and, taking such other steps as were 

 necessary, prevented at least the possibility of further mischief. 

 The late Rear Admiral Samuel Jackson, the First Lieutenant of the 



* Superb,' bore testimony to his presence of mind on this occasion. 

 This action added another clasp to his medal ; but the peace threw 

 him, with many others, into private hfe. 



On the recurrence of hostilities in 1803, he became surgeon of 

 the * Matilda' hospital-ship, at Woolwich ; but that line of employ- 

 ment being inactive, application was made for a sea-going vessel, and 

 he was appointed to the ' Euryalus ' frigate, Capt. the Hon., after- 

 wards Sir Henry Blackwood. In the following year he became 

 surgeon of the ' Royal Charlotte Yacht,' Captain Towry, in attend- 

 ance upon His Majesty, George III., at Weymouth. 



In 1809 he received a similar appointment to the ' Royal Sovereign 

 Yacht,' Sir H. B. Neale, to remain in waiting on the Princess Ameha 

 and Royal Family, and he attended, 1814, Louis XVIII. and suite 

 from Dover to Calais. Amid the changes introduced into the service 

 in 1841, Dr. Outram became an Inspector of Hospitals, on the re- 

 tired Ust. In 1850 he was knighted, and became Companion of the 

 Bath. 



As he advanced in life, he sought recreation and satisfaction of his 

 innate love of adventure and travelling on the Continent, where he 

 often proved a most valuable friend in sickness to many of his fellow- 



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